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• Straw Dogs was his only fine film. nt - tinear 12:07:44 10/18/05 (3)
  In Reply to: The Wild Bunch: Special Edition posted by townsend on October 18, 2005 at 06:04:47:

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  • Not so, tinear. - Audiophilander 09:32:59 10/19/05 (0)
    In Reply to: Straw Dogs was his only fine film. nt posted by tinear on October 18, 2005 at 12:07:44:

    The Wild Bunch is a classic which broke the mold of the western myth; it actually deconstructs the traditional western film and tells a more allegorical, relativistic story. In fact, The Wild Bunch changed the way we view the western culture by creating a whole new dynamic for gritty realism. After The Wild Bunch westerns would never be the same again.

    BTW, Straw Dogs and The Getaway are okay, but The Wild Bunch is Peckinpah's most realized vision and few critics will dispute that it's his greatest achievement. From my perspective, The Wild Bunch is his most moving, innovative film, but most of his films are rewarding fare.

    AuPh
    
    

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  • Junior Bonner, Pat Garrett + Billy the Kid - grinagog 17:17:59 10/18/05 (0)
    In Reply to: Straw Dogs was his only fine film. nt posted by tinear on October 18, 2005 at 12:07:44:

    Cross of Iron + Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia + Ride the High Country + Ballad of Cable Hogue are also very fine films

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  • Oops, big mistake: The Getaway is a classic. nt - tinear 12:11:45 10/18/05 (0)
    In Reply to: Straw Dogs was his only fine film. nt posted by tinear on October 18, 2005 at 12:07:44:

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• The "Peckinpah Collection" box set may be the way to go, townsend. - Audiophilander 09:29:36 10/18/05 (1)
  In Reply to: The Wild Bunch: Special Edition posted by townsend on October 18, 2005 at 06:04:47:

  Ride the High Country (anamothphic WS)

  The Wild Bunch (anamorphic WS; Director's cut)

  The Ballad of Cable Hogue (anamorphic WS)
  
  Pat Garret and Billy the Kid (anamorphic WS; restored, unreleased Director's cut)

  I'm already chomping at the bit for this release! :o)

  AuPh
  

  • Peckinpah Collection described (DVD Times)   (Open in New Window)

  
  

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  • Re: The "Peckinpah Collection" box set may be the way to go, townsend. - townsend 17:22:31 10/18/05 (0)
    In Reply to: The "Peckinpah Collection" box set may be the way to go, townsend. posted by Audiophilander on October 18, 2005 at 09:29:36:

    Thanks for the reference; the link provided detailed information on the release (from www.digitalbits.com, I just knew the titles of the four movies).

    I'll probably buy just The Wild Bunch SE, and perhaps rent the other three since I've never seen them.

    Once Upon The Time In the West is my favorite Western, & Wild Bunch is firmly in second place.

    townsend
    
    

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